John Harvey's biography, Three Rivers, St Joesph County, Michigan

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JOHN HARVEY
A son of John and Margaret (Harvey) Harvey, deceased, was born in
Shirlysburg, Pa., July 12, 1828.  He was happily married Sept. 30,
1851, in his native town to R. J. Briggs, who was born in Pennsylvania
Dec. 23, 1831. Her parents, no longer living, were Jonathan and Jane
(Moreland) Briggs. Their hearthstone has been graced with four
children, Laura, Thomas A., Francis and George.  Comrade Harvey paid
close attention to his farm till Feb. 4, 1864, when he left his duties
for an active life on the battlefield.  He was 36 years of age when he
was enrolled as a private in Co. E, 13th Mich. V.I., 2d Brig., 3d
Div., 14th A.C.  December, 1864, he was confined in hospital at
Savannah for chronic diarrhea. With his regiment he bore conspicuous
part in the battles of Florence, Savannah, Averysboro, Bentonville and
several others.  Upon the close of the war he was honorably discharged
July, 1865, at Louisville, Ky.  He had three brothers in service,
William, James and David; his wife had four brothers in action,
Thomas, W.D., George, who was injured by being thrown from a horse,
and Adolph, who was taken prisoner at Gettysburg and held two months.
Comrade Harvey has a pension; he is unable to perform manual labor and
his postoffice address is Three Rivers, Mich.


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